Florida family remembers loving husband and father after water emergency off Anna Maria Island

ANNA MARIA, Fla. — Benjamin Tuffley of Keystone Heights, near Gainesville, was much more than just a husband and father.

His family said he inspired them to live boldly and without fear. They’re values they’ve promised to carry on after his sudden passing during a visit to Bean Point on Anna Maria Island.

“He was an amazing father, husband, friend. He didn’t care what anyone else thought. He would let you know how he was feeling at any given moment,” said his wife Ashley Tuffley…

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